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Walnut Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 555th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 66% of Ohio towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $75K. A typical home there costs about $282K, 3.4 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Walnut Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Its National Register listings include Henry Musser House and Miller Farm. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns.
Where Walnut Township beats most towns.
Where Walnut Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Walnut Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1907 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Walnut Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Walnut Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 49 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Walnut Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Walnut Township Local school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millersport Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 223 | B |
| Millersport Jr/Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 260 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Walnut Township has 780 jobs for its 2,868 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 31.5 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Walnut Township for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Walnut Township grew to 780 in 2023, 260 more than in 2013. 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Walnut Township.
| Walnut Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Walnut Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Millersport Park, at 28 acres. The trail density in Walnut Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Walnut Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Millersport Park | — | 28 |
| 2. Brooks Park | — | 12 |
| 3. Ottie Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Walnut Township beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 39% of Walnut Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Walnut Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Walnut Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Walnut Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
28 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
37 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
31 mi State parkHocking Hills State ParkOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hocking Hills State Park: Ramseybuckeye, Public domain
4 within 15 miles of the center of Walnut Township
About 3 of every 100 Walnut Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
4 places in Walnut Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Walnut Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 6,673.
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5 towns share a border with Walnut Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Township | #555 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Thorn Township | #263 | A− | B | — | B | B− |
| Union Township | #308 | B+ | B− | — | A | B− |
| Pleasant Township | #767 | C+ | C+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Liberty Township | #521 | B | B− | — | B | B |
| Richland Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
Richland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Walnut Township, Thorn Township, Union Township, Pleasant Township, Liberty Township and Richland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Walnut Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Walnut Township grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #555 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
